Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Yi-1.5-34B
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-1.5-34B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 8B leads 37.7 to 14.8.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-1.5-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 30.2 |
| Released | — | 2024-05-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138), Yi-1.5-34B: 31.9 (#267)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1169 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 33.9% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 43.8% |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130), Yi-1.5-34B: 21.5 (#195)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1327 | 1160 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Yi-1.5-34B: 25.3 (#248)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1182 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 25.5% |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144), Yi-1.5-34B: 14.8 (#290)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1380 | 1144 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 32% |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.5 (#251)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1299 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | 1213 |
| LMArena Russian | 1283 | 1091 |
| LMArena French | — | 1155 |
| LMArena German | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1021 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1005 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1120 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183), Yi-1.5-34B: 59.4 (#252)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1298 | 1139 |
Long Context Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154), Yi-1.5-34B: 34.6 (#243)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1323 | 1144 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183), Yi-1.5-34B: 37.6 (#252)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1319 | 1173 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1238 | 1135 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1299 | 1153 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Yi-1.5-34B?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or Yi-1.5-34B better for coding?
Granite 4.2 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 31.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Yi-1.5-34B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Yi-1.5-34B has 21.